Isaiah 13
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Isaiah 13:4-22

4A 1soundH6963 of a roarH1995 on the mountainsH2022, LikeH1823 that of manyH7227 peopleH5971! A soundH6963 of an uproarH7588 of kingdomsH4467, Of nationsH1471 gatheredH622 together! The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 is musteringH6485 the armyH6635 for battleH4421.5They are comingH935 from a distantH4801 countryH776, From the 23farthestH7093 horizonsH8064, The LordH3068 and the weaponsH3627 of His 4indignationH2195, To 5destroyH2254 the wholeH3605 landH776.6WailH3213, for the 6dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is nearH7138! It will comeH935 as 7destructionH7701 from 8the AlmightyH7706.7ThereforeH5921H3651 9allH3605 handsH3027 will fallH7503 limpH7503, And everyH3605 humanH582 10heartH3824 will meltH4549.8They will be 11terrifiedH926, PainsH6735 and anguishH2256 will takeH270 holdH270 of them; They will 12writheH2342 like a woman inH3205 laborH3205, They will lookH8539 at oneH376 anotherH7453 inH8539 astonishmentH8539, Their facesH6440 aflameH3857.9BeholdH2009, 13the dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is comingH935, CruelH394, with furyH5678 and burningH2740 angerH639, To makeH7760 the landH776 a desolationH8047; And He will exterminateH8045 its sinnersH2400 from it.10For the 14starsH3556 of heavenH4605 and their constellationsH3685 Will not flashH1984 their lightH216; The 15sunH8121 will beH2821 darkH2821 when it risesH3318 And the moonH3394 will not shedH5050 its lightH216.11So I will 16punishH6485 the worldH8398 for its evilH7463 And the 17wickedH7563 for their wrongdoingH5771; I will also putH7673 anH7673 endH7673 toH7673 the 18audacityH1347 of the proudH2086 And humiliateH8213 the 19arroganceH1346 of the 2021tyrantsH6184.12I will makeH3365 mortalH582 manH582 22scarcerH3365 thanH4480 pureH6337 goldH6337 And mankindH120 thanH4480 the 23goldH3800 of OphirH211.13ThereforeH5921H3651 I will make the 24heavensH8064 trembleH7264, And 25the earthH776 will be shakenH7493 from its placeH4725 At the furyH5678 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 In 26the dayH3117 of His burningH2740 angerH639.14And it will be that, like a huntedH5080 gazelleH6643, Or like 27sheepH6629 with noH369 oneH369 to gatherH6908 them, EachH376 of them will turnH6437 to his own peopleH5971, And eachH376 of them will fleeH5127 to his own landH776.15AnyoneH3605 who is foundH4672 will be 28thrustH1856 throughH1856, And anyoneH3605 who is capturedH5595 will fallH5307 by the swordH2719.16Their 29littleH5768 onesH5768 also will be dashedH7376 toH7376 piecesH7376 Before their eyesH5869; Their housesH1004 will be plunderedH8155 And their wivesH802 rapedH7693.

17BeholdH2009, I am going to 30stirH5782 upH5782 the MedesH4074 againstH5921 them, WhoH834 will not valueH2803 silverH3701 or 31takeH2654 pleasureH2654 in goldH2091.18And their bowsH7198 will 32mowH7376 downH7376 the 33youngH5288 menH5288, They will not even haveH7355 compassionH7355 onH7355 the fruitH6529 of the wombH990, Nor will their 34eyeH5869 pityH2347 35childrenH1121.19And 36BabylonH894, the 37beautyH6643 of kingdomsH4467, the gloryH8597 of the Chaldeans’H3778 prideH1347, Will be as when GodH430 38overthrewH4114 SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017.20It will 39neverH3808H5331 be inhabitedH3427 or livedH7931 inH7931 from generationH1755 to generationH1755; NorH3808 will the 40ArabH6163 pitchH167 his tentH167 thereH8033, NorH3808 will shepherdsH7462 allow their flocks to lieH7257 downH7257 thereH8033.21But 41desertH6716 creaturesH6716 will lieH7257 downH7257 thereH8033, And their housesH1004 will be fullH4390 of 42owlsH255; OstrichesH3284 also will liveH7931 thereH8033, and 43shaggyH8163 goatsH8163 will frolicH7540 thereH8033.2244HyenasH338 will howlH6031 in their fortifiedH490 towers And jackalsH8565 in their luxuriousH6027 45palacesH1964. Her fateful timeH6256 also 46will soonH7138 comeH935, And her daysH3117 will not be prolongedH4900.

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 13:4 Is 5:30; 17:12; Joel 3:14 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 13:5 Lit end of heaven ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 13:5 Is 5:26; 7:18 ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 13:5 Is 10:5 ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 13:5 Is 24:1 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 13:6 Is 2:12; 10:3; 13:9; 34:2, 8; 61:2; Ezek 30:3; Amos 5:18; Zeph 1:7 ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 13:6 Is 10:25; 14:23; Joel 1:15 ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 13:6 Heb Shaddai ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 13:7 Ezek 7:17 ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 13:7 Is 19:1; Ezek 21:7; Nah 2:10 ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 13:8 2 Kin 19:26; Is 21:3; Jer 46:5 ↩
  12. 12. Isaiah 13:8 Is 26:17; Jer 4:31; John 16:21 ↩
  13. 13. Isaiah 13:9 Is 13:6 ↩
  14. 14. Isaiah 13:10 Is 5:30; Ezek 32:7; Joel 2:10; Matt 24:29; Mark 13:24; Luke 21:25; Rev 6:13; 8:12 ↩
  15. 15. Isaiah 13:10 Is 24:23; 50:3; Ezek 32:7; Acts 2:20; Rev 6:12 ↩
  16. 16. Isaiah 13:11 Is 26:21 ↩
  17. 17. Isaiah 13:11 Is 3:11; 11:4; 14:5 ↩
  18. 18. Isaiah 13:11 Is 2:11; 23:9; Dan 5:22, 23 ↩
  19. 19. Isaiah 13:11 Jer 48:29 ↩
  20. 20. Isaiah 13:11 Or violent ↩
  21. 21. Isaiah 13:11 Is 25:3; 29:5, 20 ↩
  22. 22. Isaiah 13:12 Is 4:1; 6:11, 12 ↩
  23. 23. Isaiah 13:12 1 Kin 9:28; Job 28:16; Ps 45:9 ↩
  24. 24. Isaiah 13:13 Is 34:4; 51:6 ↩
  25. 25. Isaiah 13:13 Ps 18:7; Is 2:19; 24:1, 19, 20; Hag 2:6 ↩
  26. 26. Isaiah 13:13 Lam 1:12 ↩
  27. 27. Isaiah 13:14 1 Kin 22:17; Matt 9:36; Mark 6:34; 1 Pet 2:25 ↩
  28. 28. Isaiah 13:15 Is 14:19; Jer 50:25; 51:3, 4 ↩
  29. 29. Isaiah 13:16 Ps 137:8, 9; Is 13:18; 14:21; Hos 10:14; Nah 3:10 ↩
  30. 30. Isaiah 13:17 Jer 51:11; Dan 5:28 ↩
  31. 31. Isaiah 13:17 Prov 6:34, 35 ↩
  32. 32. Isaiah 13:18 Lit dash in pieces ↩
  33. 33. Isaiah 13:18 2 Kin 8:12; 2 Chr 36:17 ↩
  34. 34. Isaiah 13:18 Ezek 9:5, 10 ↩
  35. 35. Isaiah 13:18 Lit sons ↩
  36. 36. Isaiah 13:19 Is 21:9; 48:14 ↩
  37. 37. Isaiah 13:19 Dan 4:30; Rev 18:11-16, 19, 21 ↩
  38. 38. Isaiah 13:19 Gen 19:24; Deut 29:23; Jer 49:18; Amos 4:11 ↩
  39. 39. Isaiah 13:20 Is 14:23; 34:10-15; Jer 51:37-43 ↩
  40. 40. Isaiah 13:20 2 Chr 17:11 ↩
  41. 41. Isaiah 13:21 Is 34:11-15; Zeph 2:14; Rev 18:2 ↩
  42. 42. Isaiah 13:21 Or howling creatures ↩
  43. 43. Isaiah 13:21 Or goat demons ↩
  44. 44. Isaiah 13:22 Or howling creatures ↩
  45. 45. Isaiah 13:22 Is 25:2; 32:14; 34:13 ↩
  46. 46. Isaiah 13:22 Lit is near to come ↩

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